dlashsteier
dlashsteier t1_iv0vrrg wrote
My only guess would be geography/topography, and local culture. Italians seem like they might kill each other over who makes the best olive oil or cheese. I don’t see many Germans arguing over which region makes the best Finkenwerder Speckscholle. Historically I think Germans are culturally more organized, disciplined, regimented, and this spills over to government.
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dlashsteier t1_iv19tla wrote
Reply to comment by MrWundurfel in Why was unified Italy so culturally divided but unified Germany wasn't? by Bro_c0ly
True. But Rome fell in 476AD to Germanic tribes. Seems OP question is in regards to more recent history. And seems to me that has a lot to do with Prussian culture at that time.